Chapter 163 - The Shocking News

"You stand out too much," said Amelia, sitting across from Ren. She raised her hand and signaled for the waiter to take her order. As soon as the waiter arrived, Amelia pointed to a glass of Sonne in front of Ren and asked for a similar one.

Ren completely ignored Amelia. He focused his gaze on the glass in front of him. He then took the glass and took a casual sip of his drink.

At a time like this, Amelia's presence to him was like an annoying mosquito. However, he still had a heart and considered their friendship since childhood, so he didn't say anything.

The waiter came to bring a glass of Sonne for Amelia, and the girl took a sip following Ren's style, which did not care about his surroundings. There was so much Amelia wanted to talk to Ren about, but she held herself back and didn't say anything. 

Ren opened his cell phone and read a message from Karl saying he got stuck in a traffic jam in the city center due to the Christmas Eve crowds and apologized for the delay.

"Why are you not with your family?" asked Ren finally without turning to Amelia.

"I was. We already had dinner together. My mom was still asking when you are going to spend Christmas with us again. I told her you are extremely busy," said Amelia. "My mother misses you a lot. She is very happy to know that she will meet you at the royal gala."

Amelia's mother was Ren's mother's best friend and she considered Ren like her own son. Of course, Ren would not forget her kindness and concern and replied harshly to Amelia's words about her mother.

"I'll take the time to talk to her at the gala," said Ren.

"Thank you. I will be very happy," said Amelia with a beaming face. She saw that Ren's attitude had softened, and she took the courage to talk to him. "Why are you here? This is not your style. Do you have a problem?"

Even though Ren didn't answer, Amelia could guess that something big had happened. She knew Ren very well and knew that the man would not lose control if his problems weren't serious.

"Looks like Karl is stuck in traffic. Do you want me to take you home?" asked Amelia again. He didn't force Ren to answer her question. She had see Ren's face began to turn red. The man looked like he had had too much of sonne for the night.

Amelia was spending time with her family when her mother talked about Ren. Since she had not heard from the man at all on that day, she assumed that Ren had gone to Monaco and met Johann.

But Amelia was shocked by the trending news on social media that Prince Renald Hanenberg was seen entering a lounge at the St. Laurent Hotel and immediately got the crowd excited.

Amelia quickly left her family and hurried over here. Sure enough, she found Ren here like a very lonely man who needed someone to talk to.

Even though Ren wasn't willing to talk to her, Amelia felt that her presence alone was enough. She would wait until Ren would open up to her. But after a few glasses of sonne and awkward silence, she felt it was time to take Ren home.

Ren finally nodded. He already had got his wish here. There was nothing more to wait for.

He called the lounge manager and paid for his drinks and Amelia's and walked out with his hands in his pockets. Amelia walked gracefully beside him. The two of them were very good looking and immediately caught the attention of everyone in the lounge.

Whispers rang between the guests as the two of them disappeared behind the door. Many thought that the two people were lovers. This had been a rumor circulating for a long time. Now, their appearance on Christmas Eve together in a public place like this had again fueled the old gossip that never died.

"Lady Amelia Genevieve is very beautiful, smart, and highly educated ... she is a good candidate to be Prince Renald's wife."

"I heard Lady Amelia Genevieve is the prince's secretary. No wonder they spend so much time together."

"Not only that, they've been friends since childhood."

"Ahh ... I think we just need to wait for the announcement from the palace regarding their relationship. Isn't the prince old enough to take a wife? He is over 30 now, isn't he? Besides, I heard gossip from my friend who has a connection to the palace that King Gustave is considering to abdicate and let Prince Renald ascend the throne."

"Really? Wahh .. that's great news !!"

***

Fae felt both sad and relieved that Ren had not bothered her since then. She was relieved when she thought Ren could accept the situation and let her go because he couldn't accept the child in his wife's womb anyway. Fae had been honest with him and it was Ren who had made the decision to leave.

Thus, the next step they had to take, of course, was to file for a divorce. Later, when Ren took the throne, he would not be able to avoid acknowledging his wife and children to the public unless they separate before he became the king.

Once they got a divorce, Ren could find a wife who could suit his needs, and he could just forget what had happened between him and Fae.

This made the girl feel very depressed and sad. She just wanted to sleep and didn't wake up for a few years, until her heart was healed and she could forget everything that happened between her and Ren.

However, she knew that she had to toughen up for the sake of her unborn children. She forced herself to eat, shed tears, and then went back to bed. She did this every day until slowly her feelings improved.

"We'll be fine," Fae said to herself on the fifth day. She was looking at herself in the mirror and telling her reflection that she would be fine. Fae also deliberately wore light make-up on her face and neat clothes to make herself looked fresh.

Mischa was coming home from his vacation today, and Fae didn't want her boss to see traces of sadness and tear stains on her face. That's why she purposely wears her best clothes and pretend to look cheerful and happy.

"How was your vacation, boss? Did you bring a present for your hardworking assistant?"

She practiced these words several times to sound okay.

Ahh .. pretending is so tiring.

Fae looked at her watch and realized that her boss would be here any minute. Mischa had alerted her when his plane landed at Moravian Airport so that Fae wouldn't wait for him as he would be arriving quite late.

However, since she was not doing anything, Fae decided to wait for her boss to arrive. She then busied herself reading while waiting. Since no book interested her, Fae then decided to read the news on her cellphone.

THE PALACE IS CURRENTLY IN TALKS ABOUT PRINCE RENALD'S AND LADY AMELIA'S ENGAGEMENT AFTER THE ROYAL GALA ON NEW YEAR'S EVE

Badump.

Instantly the cellphone in Fae's hand fell to the floor with a loud sound after reading so many headlines scattered on the internet. Her eyes, which were still slightly swollen, could no longer hold back, were now in tears again.

Fae's appearance, which was beautiful and looked happy, soon faded away, replaced by a sad girl who was sobbing.

At that moment, the penthouse door was opened, and Mischa stepped in, pushing his small suitcase.